FILM / MOVIE

We should go see "Hitch"* and "the Interpreter" tonight. They look good. We can see the interpreter early and then meet nick for a later showing of Hitch and just time it well so we only need to buy tickets once. I need to blemish my perfect no felonies record in my adult life (I'm allowed to have one).

*(not the Gregorious Hitch)

Soli Deo Gloria

Most of them sucked. One group just turned in a english or history video and it malfunctioned. There was a motion capture thing with a simple comedic plot and a thing on depression that won together. There was an overly dramatic and poorly done one on the history of killing people. It sucked because it did not capture importance or have a plot.

I biked to school in the morning. After school I biked home to get a haircut at 5:20. Then I biked to the film festival at 6:30. Then I left for home at 12:10 from Andre's house. In total I estimate 28 miles, 6 miles inbetween school and home, and two miles for not cheating at Harriet. 6 x 4 + 2 x 2 = 28.

25th Hour is a great movie. We should go do the movies tomorrow (today). We can see guide to the galaxy and then XXX: state of the union and then the interpreter, I Think I have a way to see all on one ticket, going from theater to theater at southdale.

die dulci fruere

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just put it into google and you can track the "order"
It should be here on tuesday
punctuation is for former slaves and their children - who are not symbolic representations

Nick, unless there is weather, I will ride my bike tomorrow, so unless it is raining, go the way of greatest expediency

Andre, if at all possible, could you lend me pulp fiction and that movie with Edward Norton

Stephen and Max, the above message is for you, as well as me

The "Garden State" soundtrack is awesome

Andre, I will bring in a CD with a bunch of stuff tomorrow, I have a back up of that part my collection, and my email attachment thing doesn't work well now, so I will just bring it tomorrow, quid pro quo

Nathan, ad lib, I wished that SW had a latin class, it kicks spanish so hard with its sandals, I prefer slippers

Ben (x) mod 3

alea iacta est, o será.

As I walked home I noticed a giant backhoe was parked on my lawn. I also noticed a ten foot high pile of dirt and a giant hole of somewhat less magintude, most likely caused by aeration, also nearby. I went into my house to find signs over every faucet that decreed "do not use water." I need to evict some aqueous solution from my bladder. I was about to flush to toilet when I heard some dude scream. He came running to the door and pounded on it saying to not flush. I was very tempted, as temptation has a tendancy to, to flush the toilet, but I finally decided against it thinking that it was yellow and I ought to let said liquid mellow. I was informed that the sewer line from my house was being replaced today. Well, this disturbed me slightly. Then I was informed that I was to spend the night at my cousin's house, yes that cousin, because my house would be without water. I will also be missing the HPDL board meeting tonight, much to my disapointment as I was eagerly awaiting the judgement on the construction of a garage that someone was building to be the size of their house. I thus will be spending the night at my cousin's house.

Nick, I have no need for a ride in the morning as I will be dwelling only a few blocks from Southwest.

Stephen, just post what you want ordered, I will go through discfly.com as they have a better color and wieght selection process and are about a cent cheaper a disc. Please contact me at home if you can before 6:30(I will probably leave later though). If not just post it and I will see it ordered at my cousin's house.

Max, I will go on what you previously mentioned unless you tell me otherwise.

Andre, if you want to play xbox tonight, I will be in the area and can bring the xbox, you must contact me before I leave around 6:30.

Nathan, congrats on opening the gates of hell and causing a curse on the house of Atreus.

Ben, play that funky music.

So there was this big hoe in my yard when I came home...no it wasn't greg.

Group 6

D I S C G O L F E R S, did anyone want in on a discgolfstore.com order. I know Max wanted in. If anyone wants something just call me, I will put the order through tonight. Has anyone registered for the tournament. We should do that soon.

Group 6a : Have four columns (2 by 4) placed vertically on a platform and have the toilet suspended in the air a few feet up on a elevated platform.

Group 6b : Place an array (cube) of cement blocks that spell out "SW" with differently colored blocks. Then pour cement in the interior to lock them all together. Then place the toilet on top.
SW : (the bricks are much wider than tall)
000-0-0-0
0----0-0-0
000-0-0-0
---0-0-0-0
000--0-0-

Group 6c : Get multiple toilets to place on the the rocks.

Group 6d : Make a retaining wall of cement bricks around the front of the rocks then cement it all together, do a color scheme similar to G6b. This requires fewer bricks, but no toilet.

Group 6e : Create a small house and place it over the rocks. Just 2 by 4 frames with drywall around it. With a pick-up (I have access to one) we could do it easily in prefab blocks. We can place a piece of plywood over the top and place the toilet on top.

Group 6f : Place a pile of woodchips over the rocks. It is cheap and we only need a good delivery system. We could put salt in the woodchips, if the wood chips are dry they will smolder. JC.

Ohh my god. CNN just mentioned Huey Long - in the senate he has spent more time giving philabusters than any other in history, and he wasn't trying to prevent the passage of the civil rights act. Only the senate has the philabuster and they are trying to repeal it now.

In Dei Nomine

W H A T _ I S _ G O I N G _ D O W N _ T O M O R R O W ?

In Dei Nomine, if one more person tells me "that isn't ben2" I will go medieval on their ass. You people have no clue what Ben2 is. I have been acting almost in perfect harmony with Ben2 in the past few weeks. You think you know what Ben2 is, but all of you are clueless. Ben2 involves so many layers of complexity in character development that it is beyond verbal expression. I can best express Ben2 as (in order of importance 5, 1, 2, 4, and ironically 3):
1. to ensure that good wins over evil
2. to be graceful
3. to improve the world by starting with self improvement
4. to be humble in one's actions
5. to realize that there is Ben3, Ben4, Ben5... that represent a better future self

Group 6. Some people have expressed to me doubt in the coolness of group 6. These people are weak. They are forever considered weak in the eyes of all. They are weak, not because they actually think the awesome plan is weak, but because they are afraid of the reprecussions of what may happen. Those people are extremely weak. Quiting ultimate (a right all have under the first amendment - to assemble and to not) is nothing compared to the weakness of this. I have doubt to the abilities of these people to survive in the real world. Their weakness makes them vulnerable to even a slight breeze. Anyone want to argue with me about this then have at it. Otherwise may your silence act as a statement of support for the plan. Not speaking up if you really believe the plan could be better is weak. As is just complaining about it and not suggesting a better way to do things. Being weak has been moved into an entirely new train of thought by these weak people. G4 went down 53 days, 17 hours, 54 minutes before this post. G6 is the future.

What if Andre saw a van similar to his all smashed up and then made up the story of his van being ruined. That would be the con of the century, yet somehow not the millenium or willenium, and I would bow to him.

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To understand Ben2 decrypt this phrase, it is the key to my soul.
Hint: it uses two different simple filters
Encrypted with Sagittarius-2

WLDRPQEEE SMZRQ RKURZ PJOOXO

tomorrow, tomorrow,

What is going down tomorrow. We need to plan this out. If we are just going to do this ad hoc I will just go to school.

There has been a jewish pope before. St. Peter, like Jesus, was Jewish.

If anyone else wants to, I will put an order through this store. I will put it though on sunday so we can get our discs some time soon. I will not cover shipping, there's no such thing as a free lunch, just be happy that I am covering this stuff. I will just do regular shipping. If you find another store that seems reputable - I have used these people in the past - then I would be will to switch stores. Email me with your orders, I don't want any screw ups in the comments section. Nathan, I would advize the Discraft Flash or the Innova Viking for a driver, look them up, they are quality, I mis-spake about the wide rim earlier. Nick, your discs are a little beat up. Max, I know you wanted a Champ Valk. Anyone else, just give me dinero and you will get your discs in a few days. Divide et impera.

There is a program for your computer that gives a constant update as to if Abe Vigoda is alive.

Sailing in the Holy See

The Holy See is also known as Vatican City.* It has a population of 921 and has a 100% literacy rate. The sufferage is listed as "all cardinals under 80 years of age", so alot of people can vote. The new pope is part jewish. He has chosen the name Benedict XVI. Previous Benedicts have tried to have peace talks during WWII, good job. They have also stole from the church, been infamously know as corrupt, and the one Benedict - wait for it - sold his office to his political rival. I am not saying that being part Jewish should prevent you from being pope, after all Pope VanBarnes deserves a shot in hell, so I would shoot myself in the foot. By the by, when you refer to the papicy in general you don't capitalize pope, but if reference a specific person you would use Pope Benedict XVI.

It took me 50 minutes to bike home, a task that usually requires 20 minutes, especially considering my relatively light load. I then ate a big bag of sun chips, cheddar variety.

* the area is slightly different.

how many roads

11,521 words and nearly 60,000 letters. I rarely over-achieve. I am sorry that my skills make you guys look bad. I am mad about the alarm clock thing but the biking was exhilarating. I took an ice cold shower when I came home. It freaked me out. I usually crank up the hot water until it goes no hotter. It is unexpectedly easy to bi-cycle in slippers. I think that is what threw off my game today. That or not playing for a few weeks. Nathan got a very awesome wildcat. It is very similar to my Viking. It will be interesting to see how others handle the heavy disc, I think it was 172 grams. I get to vote in the 2005 election. Go... selecting the mayor. Andre, I will resist my comments - in fitting with Ben2 - because you have just ventured inside the very gates of hell and are about to get a football in the crotch. By the by, that is how the movies should go down. It is a win win situation. We just get a cup and have at it. I have already thought of dozens of cleaver things to do, all of them involve a football hitting someone in the groin. We would just have about five minutes of these. I will take all credit. Do we have access to a camera.

CAS

What was the distribution of hours for CAS?

Tomorrow night

We shall proceed with G6 at the usual time with the usual suspects with the usual plan. We we do it at the place with crave bars and those things that are like fruit roll-ups but have sugar on them. It will be fun, we need to done something. Does this count under CAS for anything?

ANNUIT COEPTIS

(god favors our undertaking)
1: If I wanted to talk movies I would of hired that Siskelebert guy.

2: Sir, Siskel and Ebert are two people.

3: Just because the man is fat is no reason to make fun of him.

It is not teasing if the person has any intelligence and can tell that it is meant for the enjoyment of the greater group and that their minor suffering is justified by the enjoyment of others. Not to mention that most of my comments are provoked in some way shape or form, for instance if someone gets all high and mighty about humor while they laugh daily and the insensitive humor of Family Guy. You see there is this pot and this kettle, and they are having a conversation. Humor is the fusion of ideas; the delicate dance of irony and concept juxtaposition. Andre is overmassed and a poor vehiculator. I don't go after Nathan like Joe Reed. I let up before it gets too bad. Reed just knees him up the crotch then does physical torture then he tries to write his name on Nathan to show he owns him. I come nowhere close. Not to mention I backed off for a few days and Nathan complained and effectively said ", bring it, girlfriend."

Grand Marais's county (cook county) was ranked as the greatest county in happyness the federal government. What is the deal?

We need to do group 6 this weekend or something, we need to stop being lazy, this one will be fun. We could do it in under 4 minutes with 3 people if need be. Just fill the buckets up a little less and pour all around the frame too. It has been 45 days since we did group 4. Car-pay Dee-um.

By the by, thank you for confirming what I said about Ben2 in the comments section. I need to start that Kennedy Paper.

the Ben II reforms

Why do people think that Ben2 is incapable of telling jokes? You people don't know what I hold back. I have been on fire lately and have let alot go. I am very upset that people think that I don't tell jokes, I have just cut back. I am also upset that Nathan almost hitting a car at lunch of monday made a good joke less effective. Here it goes -- Nathan was swearing like a sailor so I say "do you kiss you sister with that mouth." Comedy is pointing out irony or doing the unexpected. Like say "comparing Harvard and Columbia is like comparing apples to stupid apples." My wit is a flexible wit. If you think that my humor has been low, then you are stupid (humoreticalistically) and I have to lower myself to your level. Ben II kicks Vatican II's ass. Andre, did you get that email with the attachment. I do admit the joke I made about Nathan's immune system was immature.

Nathan, move to Grand Marais!

Nathan, look at this census information on Grand Marais. Of the 1353 people in Grand Marais a grand total of zero people there are of African decent. There are no black people there, Nathan, this is the town for you. Since you are such a racist bastard you will fit in perfectly with the other backward red-neck sister-screwin' hicks. There are a few Native Americans but they can be surpressed by the 95% white population. Cook county - of which Grand Marais is the county seat - has a .04% African-American population, which translates to a grand total of two black people in a population of 5168.

and the final total is

I calculated the totals. It is simpler if we pay off each others debt to Stephen instead of paying eachother, and therefore there will be less making of change.
YOU EACH OWE THIS MUCH $ TO STEPHEN:
ANDRE: 49
NICK: 102
GREG: 84.5
BEN: 142.5
MAX: 128
NATHAN: 137
if you have any trouble with these calculations please post something ( I triple checked the math).

Look at this amazing newspapar article in the Grand Marais newspaper. This is that one.

Money Money Money

ok i have calculated the totals. i did round since i know none of you want to run around paying people cents. if it was close to 50cents i left it there

andre o steve $96
nick 0 steve $103
greg 0 steve $105
ben o steve $113
max o steve $113
nathan o steve $113

nick o franz $7
greg 0 franz $2.50
ben o franz $17
Max o franz $9
nate o franz $11.50

nick o greg $4
ben max nate o nick $4

Ben and nate o greg $8.50
max o grag $2

questions or comments please call or e-mail or post

p.s. i need the money soon so that I can get the credit paid off

//* BEN> what are those things for? I don't know what half those things are!*//

5 dolla for a holla

Ha, Max has no clue what I am talking about. If anybody wants the video of Nathan and Greg fighting Email me at Va n barn es (at) g mail (dot) com. Now pull over quickly.

Forward An Hour

Set your clocks forward

set the clocks

We will obey daylight savings time. so we meet at 9:30 am. Set your clock BACK an hour. You lose time. We meet at Andre's mom's house at 9:30 am. Andre, bring the DVD player. I am a pro at long trips, I have travelled over 8,500 miles on road trips; use carbonated, sugar-free water. It is the best consumable hydration, it prevents over-drinking, and thus the need to stop at bathrooms every five minutes. I will bring a funnel just in case.

MAP TO LUTSEN THING/PLACE/LUGAR

Another google april fools joke!

Check it! Google did this crazy thing for april fools. Last year they did this and gmail came out of this. Read the fine print at the bottom, what does Eric have to do with this. It is rumored that google is working on a full internet browser. They bought the top programmer for the Mozilla FireFox browser project. If you don't have it check this. Basically the internet is divided into the Yahoo/microsoft/MSN vs. Google/Linux/Mozilla or asshole vs. stoners. Apple is off in its own world with AOL. I wrote my 10th grade reseach paper on this. 90% of the internet is run on non-windows non-apple software - open source stuff like Linux. Only the front end is Windows and Apple by people like us, the Hollow Men (or in certain people's cases Hallow Women). I have been taking a nap all night. I don't want to go and take down that snow fence tomorrow. It is four hour of painful work if the ground has thawd, otherwise I have to use boiling water, the it gets messy, every year I have to get new shoes after taking the fence out, except last year, since 3rd grade, but it has to be done or the family farm will be unreachable in the winter.

Greg

Word on the street is that you got into Harvard. I just wanted to congratulate you and ask this one question.

If, good sah, you truely did get into Havad(thats how they say it out there), will you be making you atendance there?

let us know